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I would definitely consider TV and movies to be a form of literature. They are entertaining and are usually scripted. When you dig down to the roots, the scripts are composed of literature so why wouldn't TV shows and movies be considered literature?? Drama plays a main role is most literature and also in shows. People in present day America seem to only be attracted to the drama of the world. It's almost as if it makes them happy to see others bicker and such. So there are many similar comparisons between the two. But we all know whatever the people want the television supervisors will provide and the latest, fun, thing to gossip about happens to be drama. So it all closely ties together to come out to be this one huge art piece that everyone enjoys.

After reading the assigned pages in Retelling, I appreciate literature more. There are many key element of literature that makes the piece of literature interesting and enlightening. I now that it is crucially important to pay close attention to the speaker, while reading literature. The speaker sets the mood for the piece. Another word for speaker is narrator; most people are familiar with this term. The narrator’s job is to tell a story, in my opinion. Settings are important details in literature, that create a impression on the literature works. If the setting is described as the sun shinning and the palm trees blowing in the wind; the mood of the reader is going to feel happy and relaxed. On the flip side if the setting is explained as dark clouds and wailing rain; the reader is going to feel tensed and anxious. The text goes more in depth about the different elements of forming literature; without these different elements literature wouldn't be as of affective.